Effective date of final decree; contents

§ 16–920. Effective date of final decree; contentsA final decree annulling or dissolving a marriage is not effective to annul or dissolve the marriage until the expiration of the time allowed for taking an appeal, and until the final disposition of any appeal taken, and every final decree shall expressly so recite. Every decree for absolute divorce shall contain the date thereof and may not be absolute and take effect until the expiration of six months after its date.